Cutting implement.



A. J, GALLAGHAN. I

CUTTING IMPLEMENT. APPLICATION FILED AIR. 4,1908.

916,993.. Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

14727225529 [prep-far Andrewrf (a! ay izan 6W B; iridium M ANDREW J. OALLAGHAN, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

GUTTIBTG IMPLEMEIJ'II.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April. 6, 1909.

Application filed April '1, 1908. Serial No. 425,277.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, AND-ennui. CALLAGXIAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of lilichigan, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Cutting Implements, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accomp anying drawings.

The invention re designed for cuttin eather or similar material, and particularay adapted in this instance for trimming the edges of leather belts for the purpose of straightening the latter, or for cutting the belt into any desired Widt n or widths, and it consists in the novel and peculiar construction of the tool, in the peculiar arrangement and combination of its parts, and invarious details of construction as Will be more fully hereinaf or set forth.

In the draivings,-l igure 1 is a perspective view of my improved cuttin tooi, partly in section; Fig. 2 is a detached perspective view of the cutter proper; and Fig. 3 is a section taken on line a: a of Fig. 1.

The tool is preferably constructed in the form of a draw-gage, comprising an elongated main or supporting section A and handle sections B and C connected to and extending from one side of the support as shown. Each handle section is formed with a head, as D, transversely apertured, as c, to receive the support, and recessed in its upper portion, as at b, forming paced upstanding ears or lugs 11 and (Z. The head, as shown, is removably connected to the support, and is held thereto by means of a set-screw, c.

E and F represent guide members operatively associated with the support, and adapted to receive the belt or other article that is to be cut and guide the same to the cutter blade or blades. These guides are relatively adjustable so as to receive articles of different Width, and are preferably mounted directly upon the supporting bar A as shown. figuration, and the guide it is preferably fixed, being formed integral with the handie C. The complementary guide F is adapted to slide longitudinally upon the support, and is provided with an apertured section for this purpose, and ith a set-screw or thumb nut, as g, by means of which the guide is held to the support in its different positionsof adjustment.

G represents the'cutter proper in the form rates to a tool especiaily Each guide is of angle-shaped con- 2 of a knife blade which is adjustable in relation to the support, and is carried preferably by a guide bracket, as ll, sleeved uponthc bar A and held thereto in any desired position by means of a thumb-nut, as 71. The bracket, as shown, has a ilat top, as i, extending forwardly of the tool in the direction of the handles, which forms a part of the support for the article before it has been cut or trimmed, and is further provided With a guide section i, preferably integral with the bracket, Winch. is recessed on one side, as at to receive the knife, the latter being heid within the recess by a suitable bolt, as k, and in alinement with the upstanding portion of the guide, as shown.

Means are provided in the form of a retaining bar, as I, for holding the belt or other article that is to be cut or trimmed in operative relation to the cutter, and to permit the ready application of the tool to an endless belt the retaining bar is arranged for rocking movement, so that it may be raised to permit the insertion of the belt and afterwards dropped into its operative position. T he bar is arranged at each end between the upstanding ears previously described, and to permit of the rocking movement described is pivoted at one end to a pair of the cars by a pin J. A similar pin K at the opposite end of the bar serves as a lock for holding the bar in its operative position.

As the thickness of the article or belt to be cut or trimmed varies, l have provided means for adjusting the bar in relation to the support, and the preferred means of adjustment consists of a vertical series of openings, as Z, in each ear, the pin J being of a length to extend entirely through each pair of cars and through the intermediate portion of the retaining bar. in this manner, the bar may be raised or lowered in relation to the support as needed in order to accommodate the tool to different thicknesses of ork.

In practice, Where the belt or other article is to be cut on one edge only, or Where a strip of any desired Width is to be cut from the belt, a single cutter is employed. The adjustable guide F is moved along the support until the distance between the same and its complementary guide is equivalent to the Width of the belt to be trimmed. The cutter is then properly adjusted to cut the desired Width of strip. The exact adjustment may be effected through the agency of a scale, as L, preferably arranged upon the top of the retainer bar. The tool is applied to the belt by swinging the retainer bar upwardly to permit of the belt insertion, and afterwards replacing the retainer and inserting the cutter blade within the material to be operated on. Then, by drawing the tool along the belt, the trimming or cutting is effected.

In cases where it is desired to trim both edges of the belt, a complementary cutter M is employed, which is of the same construction as that already described. The belt guides E and F are adjusted in the same manner as previously set forth for the original width of belt, and the complementary cutters are adjusted in relation to the guides to remove from the edges of the belt the width of strip desired.

When it is intended to trim only one side of the belt, or to cut a strip from the side portion, one of the cutters may be removed from the support by detaching its adjacent handle section and the rest of the tool used in the manner previously described.

What I claim as my invention is,

1. In a cutting tool, the combination with a support, of a rigidly supported retaining member adjustable in different planes substantially in parallelism therewith, and a cuttin member operatively associated with and a justable in relation to the guide and support.

2. In a cutting tool, the combination with an elongated support, of a retaining member mounted substantially in parallelism therewith for relative rocking or swinging move ment, and a longitudinally adjustable cutting member operatively associated with said support.

3. In a cutting tool, the combination with a supporting bar, of a retaining bar in trans verse alinement with and pivoted at one end to the support, transverse guide members relatively adjustable longitudinally of the support and arranged thereon, and a cutting member upon said support intermediate the guides.

4L. In a cutting tool, the combination with a support, of a retaining member operatively associated therewith, guides upon and adjustable relatively longitudinally of the sup port, and a cutter adjustable in relation to the support.

5. In acutting tool, the combination with a support, of relatively adjustable guides associated therewith, and a cutter intermediate and independently adjustable in the direction of adjustment of the guides.

6. In a cutting tool, the combination with a support, of guides adjustable relatively longitudinally of the support, a retaining member, and complementary cutters intermediate the guides and having an independent adjustment in the direction of adjustment of said guides.

7. In a cutting tool, the combination with a supporting bar, of handle sections connected to and projecting from one side of the bar, a retaining bar extending substantially in parallelism with the support and connected to the handle sections, movable guides upon the support adjustable longitudinally thereof, and a longitudinally adjustable cutter intermediate the guides.

8. In a cutting tool, the combination with a supporting bar, of handle sections connected to and projecting from one side of the bar, a retaining bar extending substantially in parallelism with the support and connected to the handle sections, movable guides upon and adjustable longitudinally of the support, and complementary cutters associated with the support and adjustable in relation thereto.

9. In a cutting tool, the combination with a support, of a retaining bar substantially in parallelism with the support, relatively adjustable guides upon the support, a guide bracket also upon the support and adjustable longitudinally thereof, and a cutter blade carried by the bracket.

10. In a cutting tool, the combination with a support, of a retainer associated therewith, relatively adjustable guides operatively associated with the support, complementary guide brackets adj ustably mounted upon the support, and a cutter blade carried by each guide bracket.

11. In a cutting tool, the combination with a support, of a retainer bar mounted substantially in parallelism therewith and adjustable in relation thereto, a scale upon the retainer bar, and a cutter adjustable jpngitudinally in relation to the support and In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDPJEW J. CALLAGHAN.

Witnesses:

NELLIE KINsELLA, JAMns P. BARRY. 

